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Day 4: The Lord Who Comes

Reflection:

“The Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple.” But His coming is not tame—it’s refining fire. We might call this the “fearful hope” of Advent.

Though we are right to celebrate Jesus’ coming as good news for all, the reality is that it upsets the order of the world we so often find comfortable. We should never be so proud as to think that Jesus will not challenge us as well. God will pick away at everything we cling to until we belong to Him unconditionally. God’s arrival comes with the complete stripping away of everything that blocks our unity with Him.

Meditation: Are you open to being refined by God’s arrival?